japanize

japanize
To Nipponize.

His latest, Tokyo Godfathers, may sound like a gangster film, but rather its Kons attempt to Japanize a Western tradition that goes back to Charles Dickens and beyond: the heartwarming holiday story.

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  • Japanize — transitive verb ( nized; nizing) Date: 1890 1. to make Japanese 2. to bring (as an area or industry) under the influence of Japan • Japanization noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Japanize — Jap·a·nize (jăpʹə nīz ) tr. & intr.v. Jap·a·nized, Jap·a·niz·ing, Jap·a·niz·es To make or become Japanese in form, idiom, style, or character.   Jap a·ni·zaʹtion ( nĭ zāʹshən) n. * * * …   Universalium

  • Japanize — v. cause to adopt Japanese cultural characteristics, make Japanes; become Japanese in characteristic or style …   English contemporary dictionary

  • japanize — jap·a·nize …   English syllables

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  • Japanization — noun see Japanize …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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